Con Brio presents This Year's Line-Up
We are proud and delighted to welcome you to Con Brio’s 25th season of live music-making in Sligo by some of the greatest classical musicians from Ireland and abroad. Half-price tickets for under-18s (GoSee) and students with a valid student card are available at the door for €10.
The Amatis Trio: Happy Birthday, Dr. Wilson!
Fri. 4 Oct. 2024
7.30pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee
Lea Hausmann violin
Samuel Shepherd cello
Mengjie Han piano
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Beethoven | Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3 |
Ian Wilson | Spilliaert’s Beach |
Mendelssohn | Piano Trio No. 1 |
Followed by Birthday Cake and Cava! All welcome.
Sponsored by Sligo County Council
Book NowDaniel Lebhardt, piano: Romantic Reveries
Fri. 1 Nov. 2024
7.30pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) | €10 U-18s GoSee
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Franz Liszt | Legend No. 1 "St. Francis of Assisi's sermon to the birds" S. 175 |
Franz Liszt | Sunt lacrimae rerum from Années de pèlerinage Book III |
Franz Liszt | Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 |
Robert Schumann | Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133 |
Clara Schumann | Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Op. 20 |
Robert Schumann | Geistervariationen |
Franz Liszt | La cloche sonne, S. 238 |
Franz Liszt | Legend No. 2 "St Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves" S. 175 |
Followed by Meet the Artist reception. All welcome.
Supported by Felim and Cora McNeela
Book NowIrish Baroque Orchestra Apprentice Ensemble: Baroque Tapestry
Sun. 24 Nov. 2024
3pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee
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Vivaldi | Sinfonia in C RV 192 |
Pandolfi / Maelli | ‘La Cesta’ Op. 3 No. 2 |
Vivaldi | ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ |
Merula | Ruggiero Canzone |
Vivaldi | ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’ |
Uccellini | Aria sopra La Bergamasca |
Vivaldi | Concerto Ripieno RV 114 |
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Supported by Seamus Concannon and AIB
Book NowAilbhe McDonagh, cello: Ailbhe Plays Bach
Sun. 19 Jan. 2025
3pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee
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Bach | Suite No. 1 in G Major |
McDonagh | Dance Suite for Solo Cello |
Bach | Suite No. 6 in D Major |
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Book NowThe Fidelio Trio: Hail Old Friends!
Sun. 16 Feb. 2025
3pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee
Darragh Morgan violin
Tim Gill cello
Mary Dullea piano
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Beethoven | Piano Trio Op 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ |
Schoenberg | Verklärte Nacht arr. Steuermann |
Schubert | Piano Trio No. 2 in E Flat Major |
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Supported by Nuala McDermott, John and Margrit Fahy
Book NowYukine Kuroki, piano: Moonlight and Firebirds
Fri. 7 Mar. 2025
7.30pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee
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Claude Debussy | Suite bergamasque, L75: III. Clair de lune |
Franz Liszt | Transcendental Études, S. 139. A selection |
Dr. Fergus Johnston (b. 1959) | Music Network Commission |
Igor Stravinsky | The Firebird Suite (arr. Guido Agosti) |
Minako Tokuyama | Musica Nara, Op. 25 |
Sergei Rachmaninoff | Sonata for Piano No. 2 Op. 36 |
Nikolai Kapustin | Variations, Op. 41 |
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Sponsored by Eileen and Ray Monahan
Book NowThe ConTempo Quartet with Christopher Marwood: Cello Quintet
Sat. 26 Apr. 2025
7.30pm
€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee
Bogdan Sofei violin
Ingrid Nicola violin
Andreea Banciu viola
Adrian Mantu cello
with Christopher Marwood, cello
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Mozart | String Quartet in D Minor K. 421 |
Rhona Clarke | Pas de Quatre [2009 rev 2023] |
Schubert | String Quintet in C Major D. 956 |
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Supported by Sligo Weekender and John Sharkey
Book NowSponsors & Partners
Half price tickets for U18 are supported by Go See which is an initiative of Music Generation Sligo.